Official Obituary of
Laura Ellen (Pate) Koonce
January 5, 1929 ~ February 21, 2023 (age 94) 94 Years Old
Laura Koonce Obituary
Laura Pate Koonce, 94, of Kinston passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Harmony Hall in Kinston.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Koonce; parents, Charles and Melvina Pate; sisters, Marie Erhart, Dorothy Byrd, Thelma Carlyle, Patricia Radford; brother, Donald Pate.
Laura is survived by her sons, Arvid Koonce and Jeff Koonce; and two granddaughters, Kimberly Harr, Laura Koonce. Sisters, Catherine Stokes, Joan Brinson, and Gladys Hawkins. Brother, Burle Pate.
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